Also, if you made plans there was no reliable way to chase anybody up. So for example on a Friday you’d all agree to meet on Saturday in town by the park at 10am, then four out of the five of you would show up, you’d wait for 5-10 minutes and if Ashley didn’t arrive you’d just be like “Well, I guess we’ll find out if she’s still alive on Monday” and then just go about your day. In theory someone could call her that evening and find out what happened, but usually nobody bothered.
There was also a brief but very confusing crossover period where you could call a friend, her Dad would answer and say she’s already on the other phone (meaning a cell phone) so you’d make chit-chat with her Dad for five minutes in case the other call finished, which it usually didn’t.
EDIT: Also I don’t know if it was the same anywhere else, but where I grew up (UK) some kids tried to call a payphone from a different payphone and reverse the charges so they could chat for free, and the police showed up and told them off lol.
Also, if you made plans there was no reliable way to chase anybody up. So for example on a Friday you’d all agree to meet on Saturday in town by the park at 10am, then four out of the five of you would show up, you’d wait for 5-10 minutes and if Ashley didn’t arrive you’d just be like “Well, I guess we’ll find out if she’s still alive on Monday” and then just go about your day. In theory someone could call her that evening and find out what happened, but usually nobody bothered.
There was also a brief but very confusing crossover period where you could call a friend, her Dad would answer and say she’s already on the other phone (meaning a cell phone) so you’d make chit-chat with her Dad for five minutes in case the other call finished, which it usually didn’t.
EDIT: Also I don’t know if it was the same anywhere else, but where I grew up (UK) some kids tried to call a payphone from a different payphone and reverse the charges so they could chat for free, and the police showed up and told them off lol.